3 months!

Cora is 3 months old! It really does go faster with the second child :)

A bit about our girl at 3 months:

Big Bro.  In the past month, Cora has really started to take notice of Jonah. She will watch him zip around the room and loves when he puts his face close to hers so she can look at him. Jonah loves to state what Cora is doing or looking at: Baby Cora look Jonah's hand! Baby Cora look clock! 'Pit up!! Baby Cora touch Jonah's face!! We still have to watch Jonah when he's near her because the temptation to squish is so strong! But honestly, with all the squishing and laying on top of and head smacking - Cora has never once made a peep about any of it. I guess maybe we should relax a little; he doesn't seem to be doing her any harm :)


Sleep. Sigh. Cora is becoming a terrible nighttime sleeper. On a typical night, she'll go to bed at 7:00pm and wake at 7:30 or 8:00am, eating once at around 4:00. Sounds pretty great, right? Except she has developed a pattern of waking half a dozen times throughout the night, just to yell at us that her pacifier has fallen out and could we please retrieve it. Now, I am certainly not opposed to letting children learn to soothe themselves. But when she is just a few feet away from where we are sleeping, it is less annoying to jump up and find a pacifier than to listen to her yell.

Also the 5:00 hour seems to have become the "be awake and yell for no reason" hour. This would not be such a huge problem if I got to also enjoy the last hour and a half to two hours of sleep each morning...but usually about the time I get her back to sleep, Jonah is getting up for the day. Which makes for a very early start to the day.

I don't remember Jonah ever doing any of this nonsense. But I do know from experience that this part doesn't last forever, not long at all in the scheme of things. A little perspective helps my sleep-deprived self get through the day, sometimes. Someday we'll all sleep again. (Hopefully some day soon!).  In the morning, all is usually forgiven :)

How could I be mad at this face?

Hands. I think there are several factors that might be contributing to Cora's sleep issues: (1) Cora really, really likes her pacifier, (2) Cora is really pretty terrible at keeping her pacifier in her mouth, and (3) Cora really desperately wants to suck her thumb/fingers but is pretty bad at that, too. I think she often spits the pacifier out so that she can get her hands in her mouth...only to be frustrated by not being able to keep her fingers in her mouth. Most of the day, she is either yelling and jabbering...or noisily sucking away on her fingers.

Who me?

On the move. Cora has tummy-to-back rolling down, to the point where we can't do "tummy time" anymore...because she just rolls right onto her back every single time.  She is also working hard on back-to-tummy rolling but hasn't quite figured out how to get her arm out of the way. She often wiggles off of blankets, spins 180 degrees from where she has been laid down, and scoots around her crib at night. She is a mover.

Serious work

This is not so bad

aaaannndd....I'm done

Delightful. This is a delightful stage with Cora. She is simply thrilled just to have someone talk to her - and especially sing to her. She will often try to sing along. Dad is still her very favorite. She will give him big smiles and coos and giggles just about any time of day. Cora also continues to be a big (and noisy!) talker, happily screaming at toys and brother and nothing in particular all throughout the day.